County
Kennebec
Zip Code
04347
Type
Stone marker
Additional Type
Plaque
Inscriptions
1917 1919
DEDICATED BY THE
CITIZENS OF HALLOWELL
TO THE
YOUNG MEN OF THIS CITY
WHO GAVE THEIR SERVICES IN THE
WORLD WAR
IN DEFENSE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF
LIBERTY ~ JUSTICE ~ DEMOCRACY
(STATE SEAL - DIRIGO MAINE)
Materials
Granite monument with a bronze plaque.
Keywords
World War I Monument - Maine, Kennebec County - Maine - WWI Monument, Hallowell - Maine
Monument Description
This ornate bronze plaque, mounted on a rough hewn granite slab, features a bronze eagle resting atop a shield with stars and stripes and crossed American flags. The years "1917" and "1919" rest inside laurel wreaths, and the Maine State Seal is rendered at the bottom of the monument.
Note: This is the exact same monument design as the WWI Monument in Winthrop, Maine.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
World War I Monument, Kennebec County, Hallowell, Maine by Libby Bischof, Digital Maine, Maine Economic Improvement Fund, Digital Commons, University of Southern Maine
Photographer
Libby Bischof
Date Taken
2015
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Keywords
World War I Monument - Maine, Kennebec County - Maine - WWI Monument, Hallowell - Maine
